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11,252 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at violence in Titao, illness in Moscow and train derailment in Switzerland. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 29 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

18 of its 21 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Titao accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 18 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Titao stories →
Health

Russia

170 of its 535 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 123 of Russia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Poisoning was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

66 of its 229 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

North Korea

13 of its 42 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

38 of its 144 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

38 of its 168 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

60 of its 101 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Damascus accounted for 37 of Syria's 60 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in New Zealand (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in UK (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 11,252 stories about harm among 66,240 counted on 16 Feb.

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In Switzerland's news, mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 66,240 stories, below the usual 18. Burkina Faso's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. A year earlier, on 16 February 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan67 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine45 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 590 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon43 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Delhi India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Moscow Russia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,917 stories · about as usual Health26% 2,816 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,219 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 1,448 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 607 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 465 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 364 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 189 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed2,541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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